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Find 5 examples of irony in A Tale of Two Cities.


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1. In Chapter 7, Charles Darnay is judged innocent of charges made against him by Monsieur the Marquis. This is ironic because Charles is publicly acquitted while those who actually know him and his innocence, the peasants, are not believed and unsubstantiated. 
2. In Chapter 6, Jerry Cruncher is interpreting an inscription at a churchyard for Dr. Manette, but misconstrues it too literally by thinking that resurrection has literally taken place. 
3. In Chapter 6, Dr. Manette is willing to forgive Charles even though he believes that Charles could have condemned him to a life in prison if he had testified against him in court. 
4. In Chapter 39, the revolutionaries who opposed the aristocracy are ironically replaced by a similar but different aristocracy. 
5. In Chapter 49, Sydney Carton sacrifices his life for Charles Darnay, thereby in a sense taking Darnay's place and reversing the theme of two cities.